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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2005
Applicant:
Jostein Erstad, Ask, NO;
Inventor:
Jostein Erstad, Ask, NO;
Assignee:
Framo Engineering AS, Bergen, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Means for transferring electric power and/or signals comprises an electrical power slip-ring system (EPSR) () comprising a housing () containing an electrical slip-rings, the housing () being connected to a support structure () of a vessel () and a brush carrier unit () that is in slidable contact with the electrical conductor means, the brush carrier () being fixed to a turret (). A swivel unit () extends thorough the center of the housing (). The turret () and support structure () may be disposed on the vessel in various configurations such as an internal turret configuration, a submerged turret configuration or an external turret configuration.